Leo eheltch



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEO EIIRLIcPI, OE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR To THE AMERICAN ROLL PAPER COMPANY, OE SAME PLACE.

PAPE R-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,631, dated November 27, 1888.

Application filed April 23, 1888.

To all whom it 4may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEO EHRLIOH, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper-0utters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,form ing part of this specification, and in which- Figure I is a front elevation. Fig. II is an [0 end view. Figs. III and IV are detail sections illustrating the operation of the rollersv for holding the paper.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in paper-cutters; and my invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described,

and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the base, and 2 the ends secured to the base.

3 representsa cross-piece secured to the top of the ends.

4 represents the roller j ournaled in the ends, and upon which the paper 5 is wound.

6 represents arms secured to the cross-piece 3 by boxes 7 and connected to the cross piece by means of springs 8, the tendency of which is to move the arms 6 toward the roll of paper. In the lower ends of the arms is secured a rod or bar, 9, which bears upon the roll of paper. Extending upwardly from this rod 3o are links 10, pivoted at 11 to the upper ends of brackets or pieces 12, to the outer ends, 13. of which the knife 14 is secured. Journaled in the brackets or pieces 12 is another rod, 15. The end of the paper is passed between these rods 9 and 15, as shown in Fig. III, (and to admit the insertion of the paper the rod 15 may be raised up into the position shown in Fig. IV, the brackets or pieces 12 turning on the links 10 at the pivots 11,) and the paper is Serial No. 271,507. (No modcI.)

thus held between these two rods, its free end being caused to project upwardly, as shown at 16, Fig. III, to afford an easy finger-hold when more paper is wanted. The paper,when drawn out, is cut off by being brought in contact with the knife, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. III.

The rods 9 and 15 prevent the backward movement of the paper roll, and thus avoid danger of the end 16 of the paper being drawn from between the rods 9 and 15.

In another application, Serial No. 271,505, I have shown a construction whereby one of the rods can be swung away from the other by Inounting the rods on different arms.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the ends, roller journaled in the ends, arms 6, rod secured to the lower ends of the arms, links projecting upwardly and inwardly from the rod, brackets journaled to the links, a rod secured inthe brackets, and a knife secured to 6c the brackets, Substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the roller upon which the paper is wound and two rods and a knife suspended in front of the roll of paper, one ofthe rods made capable of being swung away from the other rod, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a paper-cutter, the combination ofthe roller, spring-arms 6, rod 9, secured to the arms, links 10, bracket 12, pivoted to the links, rod 15, secured to the brackets, and knife 14, secured to the brackets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LEO EHRLICH. In presence of- Jos. WAIILE, EDWD.- S. KNIGHT. 

